| 18 Dec 2025 | |||
| Place: | Afghanistan | Territory in southwest central Asia, nominally ruled since 2004 by the Da Afġānistān Islāmī Jumhoryat | |
| Measures of Freedom | Afghanistan: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 6/100, Political Rights: 1/40, Civil Liberties: 5/60 |
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| Place: | Argentina | Territory in southeast South America, ruled since 1861 by the República Argentina | |
| Measures of Freedom | Argentina: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 85/100, Political Rights: 35/40, Civil Liberties: 50/60 |
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| Place: | Brazil | Territory in eastern South America, ruled since 1988 by the República Federativa do Brasil | |
| Measures of Freedom | Brazil: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 72/100, Political Rights: 30/40, Civil Liberties: 42/60 |
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| Place: | China | Territory in eastern Asia, ruled since 1949 by the Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó | |
| Measures of Freedom | China: Country Profile Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 9/100, Political Rights: -2/40, Civil Liberties: 11/60 |
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| Individual: | Long, Roderick T. | Professor of philosophy at Auburn University, president of the Molinari Institute | |
| Articles | The Phony Trade-off between Privacy and Security In the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations and subsequent policy directives by Barack Obama, examines the claim that, in a dangerous world, a "balance" must be struck between privacy and security |
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| Topic: | Market economy | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, without intervention by the State | |
| Articles | The Phony Trade-off between Privacy and Security In the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations and subsequent policy directives by Barack Obama, examines the claim that, in a dangerous world, a "balance" must be struck between privacy and security |
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| Individual: | Obama, Barack | Forty-fourth president of the United States | |
| Articles | The Phony Trade-off between Privacy and Security In the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations and subsequent policy directives by Barack Obama, examines the claim that, in a dangerous world, a "balance" must be struck between privacy and security |
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| Individual: | Paine, Thomas | American Revolutionary leader, author of the Common Sense pamphlet | |
| Books Authored | The Age Of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology Partial contents: The Author's Profession Of Faith - Of Missions And Revelations - Concerning The Character of Jesus Christ, And His History - Of The Bases Of Christianity - Examination In Detail Of The Preceding Bases - Of The True Theology |
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| Individual: | Paul, Ron | Texas Republican Congressman, 1988 Libertarian Presidential candidate, 2008 Republican Presidential prospective candidate | |
| Writings | Paul Applauds Congressional Restrictions on Patriot Act Press release about two votes in Congress amending the Department of Justice annual funding and affecting provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act (2001) |
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| Individual: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
| Writings | The Phony Trade-off between Privacy and Security In the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations and subsequent policy directives by Barack Obama, examines the claim that, in a dangerous world, a "balance" must be struck between privacy and security |
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| The Phony Trade-Off between Privacy and Security Revised and expanded version of "The Goal Is Freedom" column dated 16 Aug 2013, with additional details on the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies |
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| Topic: | Searches and seizures, Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
| Articles | Paul Applauds Congressional Restrictions on Patriot Act Press release about two votes in Congress amending the Department of Justice annual funding and affecting provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act (2001) |
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| The Phony Trade-off between Privacy and Security In the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations and subsequent policy directives by Barack Obama, examines the claim that, in a dangerous world, a "balance" must be struck between privacy and security |
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| The Phony Trade-Off between Privacy and Security Revised and expanded version of "The Goal Is Freedom" column dated 16 Aug 2013, with additional details on the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
| Articles | The Phony Trade-off between Privacy and Security In the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations and subsequent policy directives by Barack Obama, examines the claim that, in a dangerous world, a "balance" must be struck between privacy and security |
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| 17 Dec 2025 | |||
| Place: | Australia | The smallest continent, its territory is ruled since 1942 by the Monarchy of Australia | |
| Measures of Freedom | Australia: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 95/100, Political Rights: 39/40, Civil Liberties: 56/60 |
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| Individual: | Bush, George W. | Forty-third president of the United States | |
| Articles | None Dare Call It Hypothetical Discusses a talk-radio question about whether a plot for a "Super 9/11" (or an even more incredible possibility imagined by Sobran) would justify President Bush ordering wiretaps and surveillance to uncover and prevent the plot |
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| Place: | Chile | Territory in southwest South America, ruled since 1980 by the República de Chile | |
| Measures of Freedom | Chile: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 95/100, Political Rights: 38/40, Civil Liberties: 57/60 |
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| Topic: | Constitution, United States | The supreme law of the United States of America | |
| Articles | None Dare Call It Hypothetical Discusses a talk-radio question about whether a plot for a "Super 9/11" (or an even more incredible possibility imagined by Sobran) would justify President Bush ordering wiretaps and surveillance to uncover and prevent the plot |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
| Articles | Obama Speaks with Forked Tongue on Surveillance Compares contradictory claims by Obama and his administration regarding Edward Snowden's disclosures of NSA monitoring, discusses the obstacles of challenging the surveillance in court and the lack of oversight |
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| Place: | Great Britain | Island territories in western Europe, ruled since 1921 by the Monarchy of the United Kingdom | |
| Measures of Freedom | United Kingdom: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 92/100, Political Rights: 39/40, Civil Liberties: 53/60 |
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| Work: | Man for All Seasons, A | 1966 historical drama recounting the story of how Sir Thomas More stood up to King Henry VIII | |
| Articles | No Right to Remain Silent Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada (2004), that compelling people to identify themselves if requested to do so by police does not violate the Fourth or Fifth Amendments |
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| Individual: | Obama, Barack | Forty-fourth president of the United States | |
| Articles | Obama Speaks with Forked Tongue on Surveillance Compares contradictory claims by Obama and his administration regarding Edward Snowden's disclosures of NSA monitoring, discusses the obstacles of challenging the surveillance in court and the lack of oversight |
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| Individual: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
| Writings | No Right to Remain Silent Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada (2004), that compelling people to identify themselves if requested to do so by police does not violate the Fourth or Fifth Amendments |
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| Obama Speaks with Forked Tongue on Surveillance Compares contradictory claims by Obama and his administration regarding Edward Snowden's disclosures of NSA monitoring, discusses the obstacles of challenging the surveillance in court and the lack of oversight |
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| Topic: | Searches and seizures, Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
| Articles | No Right to Remain Silent Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada (2004), that compelling people to identify themselves if requested to do so by police does not violate the Fourth or Fifth Amendments |
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| None Dare Call It Hypothetical Discusses a talk-radio question about whether a plot for a "Super 9/11" (or an even more incredible possibility imagined by Sobran) would justify President Bush ordering wiretaps and surveillance to uncover and prevent the plot |
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| Obama Speaks with Forked Tongue on Surveillance Compares contradictory claims by Obama and his administration regarding Edward Snowden's disclosures of NSA monitoring, discusses the obstacles of challenging the surveillance in court and the lack of oversight |
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| Topic: | Self-Incrimination, Right Against | The right not to bear witness against one's self | |
| Articles | No Right to Remain Silent Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada (2004), that compelling people to identify themselves if requested to do so by police does not violate the Fourth or Fifth Amendments |
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| Individual: | Sobran, Joseph | Nationally syndicated columnist, past Senior Editor for National Review | |
| Writings | None Dare Call It Hypothetical Discusses a talk-radio question about whether a plot for a "Super 9/11" (or an even more incredible possibility imagined by Sobran) would justify President Bush ordering wiretaps and surveillance to uncover and prevent the plot |
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| Place: | United States | Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America | |
| Measures of Freedom | United States: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 84/100, Political Rights: 34/40, Civil Liberties: 50/60 |
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| 16 Dec 2025 | |||
| Individual: | Barnett, Randy | Professor of law at Boston University | |
| Writings | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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| Place: | Canada | Territory in northern North America, ruled since 1982 by the Monarchy of Canada | |
| Measures of Freedom | Canada: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 97/100, Political Rights: 39/40, Civil Liberties: 58/60 |
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| Topic: | Cold War | The struggle between the so-called superpowers and their respective allies during the second half of the 20th century | |
| Book chapters | Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War |
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| Work: | Cool Hand Luke | 1967 movie about a nonconformist in a prison chain gang | |
| Articles | The Naked Truth About "Porno" Scanners Criticizes the Obama administration's decision to install "full body" scanners in airports or alternatively invasive "pat-downs" |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
| Book chapters | Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War |
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| Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
| Articles | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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| Topic: | Foreign entanglements | Unnecessary involvement with other nations | |
| Book chapters | Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War |
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| Individual: | Franklin, Benjamin | 18th century American printer, inventor and statesman | |
| Articles | Liberty, safety, and Benjamin Franklin Parses the famous Franklin quote about "essential Liberty" and "little temporary Safety" in the two contexts in which he made it |
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| Place: | Georgia | Territory in northwest Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Sakartvelo | |
| Measures of Freedom | Georgia: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 55/100, Political Rights: 21/40, Civil Liberties: 34/60 |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
| Articles | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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| Motives Aside, the NSA Should Not Spy on Us Examines a couple of reasons for rejecting the surveillance state, even if "government officials sincerely believe that [collecting] data is vital to the people's security" |
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| Place: | Ireland | Territory in the island of Ireland in the northern Atlantic Ocean, ruled since 1937 by the Poblacht na hÉireann | |
| Measures of Freedom | Ireland: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 97/100, Political Rights: 39/40, Civil Liberties: 58/60 |
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| Place: | Japan | Archipelago off the northeast coast of Asia, ruled since 1947 by the Nippon-koku | |
| Book chapters | Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War |
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| Topic: | Law, Due Process of | Procedural safeguards, and unbiased laws and judgements | |
| Articles | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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| Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in an unconstrained manner, while respecting the same right of others | |
| Articles | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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| Place: | Mauritius | Islands in the southwest Indian Ocean, ruled since 1992 by the Republic of Mauritius | |
| Measures of Freedom | Mauritius: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 86/100, Political Rights: 35/40, Civil Liberties: 51/60 |
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| Topic: | Military Industrial Complex | The U.S. military "establishment": the armed forces and the companies and politicians that depend on them | |
| Book chapters | Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War |
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| Individual: | Orwell, George | British writer, author of 1984 and Animal Farm | |
| Book chapters | Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War |
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| Topic: | Repression, Moral | Legislation and government actions that attempt to dictate "moral and proper" behavior | |
| Articles | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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| Individual: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
| Writings | Motives Aside, the NSA Should Not Spy on Us Examines a couple of reasons for rejecting the surveillance state, even if "government officials sincerely believe that [collecting] data is vital to the people's security" |
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| Topic: | Rights Retained by the People | Rights not explicitly listed in the Bill of Rights | |
| Articles | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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| Individual: | Rothbard, Murray N. | Economist of the Austrian School, author of Man, Economy, and State (1962) and For a New Liberty (1973) | |
| Book chapters | Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War |
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| Topic: | Searches and seizures, Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
| Articles | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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| James Otis - Hero of the Day Biographical profile published by The Daily Objectivist; introduction to and excerpt of a speech given in February 1761 before the Superior Court, Province of Massachusetts Bay |
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| The Naked Truth About "Porno" Scanners Criticizes the Obama administration's decision to install "full body" scanners in airports or alternatively invasive "pat-downs" |
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| Motives Aside, the NSA Should Not Spy on Us Examines a couple of reasons for rejecting the surveillance state, even if "government officials sincerely believe that [collecting] data is vital to the people's security" |
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| Liberty, safety, and Benjamin Franklin Parses the famous Franklin quote about "essential Liberty" and "little temporary Safety" in the two contexts in which he made it |
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| Book chapters | Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War |
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| Individual: | Skousen, Mark | Author, investment advisor, professor of Economics | |
| Writings | The Naked Truth About "Porno" Scanners Criticizes the Obama administration's decision to install "full body" scanners in airports or alternatively invasive "pat-downs" |
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| Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
| Book chapters | Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War |
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| Topic: | World War II | Worldwide conflict from 1939 to 1945 | |
| Book chapters | Harry Elmer Barnes as Revisionist of the Cold War Contrasts Court Intellectuals with revisionists and the narrow with the broad revisionists, and then discusses Harry Elmer Barnes' contributions as a broad revisionist of the Cold War |
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| 15 Dec 2025 | |||
| Work: | Brazil | 1985 dystopian comedic film about a bureaucratic future, written and directed by Terry Gilliam | |
| Articles | Imagine a Boot Stamping on Your Face Discusses what the author considers a police state in the United States in 2017 and provides short reviews of 15 films that "may be the best representation of what we now face as a society" |
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| Work: | Fahrenheit 451 | 1966 movie based on the Ray Bradbury novel depicting a society where books have been outlawed | |
| Articles | Imagine a Boot Stamping on Your Face Discusses what the author considers a police state in the United States in 2017 and provides short reviews of 15 films that "may be the best representation of what we now face as a society" |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
| Articles | It's Not Edward Snowden Who Betrayed Us Discusses commentary from progressive and conservative apologists for the NSA surveillance disclosed by Snowden and constrasts them to writings by David Hume, Lord Acton and Edmund Burke |
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| Individual: | Hume, David | 18th century Scottish philosopher | |
| Articles | It's Not Edward Snowden Who Betrayed Us Discusses commentary from progressive and conservative apologists for the NSA surveillance disclosed by Snowden and constrasts them to writings by David Hume, Lord Acton and Edmund Burke |
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| Group: | Justice, Institute for | Public interest law firm founded by Chip Mellor and Clint Bolick | |
| Articles | Institute for Justice Publishes New Edition of Policing for Profit Describes civil asset forfeiture, which has been exacerbated by the Drug War, and the new edition of the Institute's report on forfeiture practices in the various states |
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| Group: | Libertarian Party | Political party founded to advocate for libertarian issues in the United States | |
| Publications | Libertarian Party News Official newspaper of the Libertarian Party of the United States; archives from 1971 to 2021; originally in print, now only online at news.lp.org |
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| Individual: | Mason, George | Author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights | |
| Bibliography | George Mason Research Guide Includes sections on biography, the George Mason papers, the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Bill of Rights, the American Revolution, and Politics and the Law |
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| Work: | Matrix, The | 1999 Wachowski Brothers movie about simulated reality | |
| Articles | Imagine a Boot Stamping on Your Face Discusses what the author considers a police state in the United States in 2017 and provides short reviews of 15 films that "may be the best representation of what we now face as a society" |
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| Work: | Minority Report | 2002 Steven Spielberg film based on Philip K. Dick's concept of "pre-crime" | |
| Articles | Imagine a Boot Stamping on Your Face Discusses what the author considers a police state in the United States in 2017 and provides short reviews of 15 films that "may be the best representation of what we now face as a society" |
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| Individual: | Orwell, George | British writer, author of 1984 and Animal Farm | |
| Articles | Imagine a Boot Stamping on Your Face Discusses what the author considers a police state in the United States in 2017 and provides short reviews of 15 films that "may be the best representation of what we now face as a society" |
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| Individual: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
| Writings | It's Not Edward Snowden Who Betrayed Us Discusses commentary from progressive and conservative apologists for the NSA surveillance disclosed by Snowden and constrasts them to writings by David Hume, Lord Acton and Edmund Burke |
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| Topic: | Searches and seizures, Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
| Articles | It's Not Edward Snowden Who Betrayed Us Discusses commentary from progressive and conservative apologists for the NSA surveillance disclosed by Snowden and constrasts them to writings by David Hume, Lord Acton and Edmund Burke |
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| Institute for Justice Publishes New Edition of Policing for Profit Describes civil asset forfeiture, which has been exacerbated by the Drug War, and the new edition of the Institute's report on forfeiture practices in the various states |
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| Imagine a Boot Stamping on Your Face Discusses what the author considers a police state in the United States in 2017 and provides short reviews of 15 films that "may be the best representation of what we now face as a society" |
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| Group: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
| Articles | It's Not Edward Snowden Who Betrayed Us Discusses commentary from progressive and conservative apologists for the NSA surveillance disclosed by Snowden and constrasts them to writings by David Hume, Lord Acton and Edmund Burke |
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| Work: | V for Vendetta | 2006 movie about a Fawkesian anarchist battling a police state in a near-future United Kingdom | |
| Articles | Imagine a Boot Stamping on Your Face Discusses what the author considers a police state in the United States in 2017 and provides short reviews of 15 films that "may be the best representation of what we now face as a society" |
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| 12 Dec 2025 | |||
| Topic: | Economics | Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends | |
| Articles | Illicit Drugs Reviews various arguments made to justify the drug war (e.g., property crime, violence) versus the actual effects of prohibition (e.g., black markets, asset forfeiture) |
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| Individual: | Orwell, George | British writer, author of 1984 and Animal Farm | |
| Articles | How Big Brother Began Discusses the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the proposed 1997 Fair Health Information Practices Act and the federal databases that they require (or would have required) |
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| Topic: | Searches and seizures, Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
| Articles | How Big Brother Began Discusses the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the proposed 1997 Fair Health Information Practices Act and the federal databases that they require (or would have required) |
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| 11 Dec 2025 | |||
| Topic: | Bill of Rights, United States | First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution | |
| Articles | FBI Free to Ambush our Bill of Rights Discusses the Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations changed and expanded by Attorney General Michael Mukasey in late 2008 and retained by the Obama administration |
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| Topic: | Communism | Socio-economic system in which private property rights are eliminated | |
| Articles | FBI Free to Ambush our Bill of Rights Discusses the Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations changed and expanded by Attorney General Michael Mukasey in late 2008 and retained by the Obama administration |
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| Topic: | Constitution, United States | The supreme law of the United States of America | |
| Articles | Gore Channels Taft Commentary on a speech given by Al Gore on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2006, criticizing the administration of George W. Bush; Raimondo suggesting Gore sounded like he was "channeling Robert A. Taft" (Republican Senator 1939-1953) |
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| Source: | Man versus the State, The | Book by Herbert Spencer in which he argued that liberalism was transforming itself into a despotic movement | |
| Individual: | Mason, George | Author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights | |
| Articles | FBI Free to Ambush our Bill of Rights Discusses the Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations changed and expanded by Attorney General Michael Mukasey in late 2008 and retained by the Obama administration |
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| Individual: | Raimondo, Justin | Editorial director of Antiwar.com | |
| Writings | Gore Channels Taft Commentary on a speech given by Al Gore on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2006, criticizing the administration of George W. Bush; Raimondo suggesting Gore sounded like he was "channeling Robert A. Taft" (Republican Senator 1939-1953) |
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| Topic: | Searches and seizures, Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
| Articles | Gore Channels Taft Commentary on a speech given by Al Gore on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2006, criticizing the administration of George W. Bush; Raimondo suggesting Gore sounded like he was "channeling Robert A. Taft" (Republican Senator 1939-1953) |
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| FBI Free to Ambush our Bill of Rights Discusses the Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations changed and expanded by Attorney General Michael Mukasey in late 2008 and retained by the Obama administration |
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| 10 Dec 2025 | |||
| Individual: | Boaz, David | Executive vice president of the Cato Institute, author of Libertarianism: A Primer | |
| Writings | The Drug War Hits Home Reviews several cases of non-users caught in "the tentacles of the War on Drugs" and explains why civil forfeiture is attractive to law enforcers |
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| Individual: | Bush, George W. | Forty-third president of the United States | |
| Articles | A Democratic Dictatorship Posits that "ever since 9/11 Americans have been living under dictatorial rule", examining the justifications given by Bush for exercising dictatorial powers |
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| Topic: | Constitution, United States | The supreme law of the United States of America | |
| Articles | A Democratic Dictatorship Posits that "ever since 9/11 Americans have been living under dictatorial rule", examining the justifications given by Bush for exercising dictatorial powers |
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| Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
| Articles | A Democratic Dictatorship Posits that "ever since 9/11 Americans have been living under dictatorial rule", examining the justifications given by Bush for exercising dictatorial powers |
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| Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
| Articles | The Drug War Hits Home Reviews several cases of non-users caught in "the tentacles of the War on Drugs" and explains why civil forfeiture is attractive to law enforcers |
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| The Economics Behind the U.S. Government's Unwinnable War on Drugs Analyzes the economics of the drug war, including the demand-supply effects of prohibition on both users and distributors, the effects of higher prices and variable quality, comparisons to alcohol prohibition and external effects |
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| Topic: | Economics | Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends | |
| Articles | The Economics Behind the U.S. Government's Unwinnable War on Drugs Analyzes the economics of the drug war, including the demand-supply effects of prohibition on both users and distributors, the effects of higher prices and variable quality, comparisons to alcohol prohibition and external effects |
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| Place: | Hong Kong | Territory in southeast China, formerly a British Crown colony, ruled since 1997 as a Special Administrative Region of China | |
| Measures of Freedom | Hong Kong: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 40/100, Political Rights: 9/40, Civil Liberties: 31/60 |
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| Individual: | Hornberger, Jacob G. | President of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
| Writings | A Democratic Dictatorship Posits that "ever since 9/11 Americans have been living under dictatorial rule", examining the justifications given by Bush for exercising dictatorial powers |
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| Place: | New Zealand | Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, ruled since 1947 by the Monarchy of New Zealand | |
| Measures of Freedom | New Zealand: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 99/100, Political Rights: 40/40, Civil Liberties: 59/60 |
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| Topic: | Prohibition | Laws forbidding the production, sale, transportation or consumption of alcoholic beverages | |
| Articles | The Drug War Hits Home Reviews several cases of non-users caught in "the tentacles of the War on Drugs" and explains why civil forfeiture is attractive to law enforcers |
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| The Economics Behind the U.S. Government's Unwinnable War on Drugs Analyzes the economics of the drug war, including the demand-supply effects of prohibition on both users and distributors, the effects of higher prices and variable quality, comparisons to alcohol prohibition and external effects |
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| Topic: | Searches and seizures, Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
| Articles | The Drug War Hits Home Reviews several cases of non-users caught in "the tentacles of the War on Drugs" and explains why civil forfeiture is attractive to law enforcers |
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| A Democratic Dictatorship Posits that "ever since 9/11 Americans have been living under dictatorial rule", examining the justifications given by Bush for exercising dictatorial powers |
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| The Economics Behind the U.S. Government's Unwinnable War on Drugs Analyzes the economics of the drug war, including the demand-supply effects of prohibition on both users and distributors, the effects of higher prices and variable quality, comparisons to alcohol prohibition and external effects |
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| Place: | Singapore | Islands in southeast Asia, ruled by the Republik Singapura | |
| Measures of Freedom | Singapore: Country Profile Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 48/100, Political Rights: 19/40, Civil Liberties: 29/60 |
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| Place: | Switzerland | Territory in west central Europe, ruled since 1848 by the Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft - Confédération suisse - Confederazione Svizzera | |
| Measures of Freedom | Switzerland: Country Profile Status: Free, Aggregate Score: 96/100, Political Rights: 39/40, Civil Liberties: 57/60 |
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| Topic: | Taxation | Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities | |
| Articles | The Economics Behind the U.S. Government's Unwinnable War on Drugs Analyzes the economics of the drug war, including the demand-supply effects of prohibition on both users and distributors, the effects of higher prices and variable quality, comparisons to alcohol prohibition and external effects |
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| Topic: | Terrorism | The systematic use of violence to attempt to achieve ideological goals | |
| Articles | A Democratic Dictatorship Posits that "ever since 9/11 Americans have been living under dictatorial rule", examining the justifications given by Bush for exercising dictatorial powers |
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| 9 Dec 2025 | |||
| Individual: | Bush, George W. | Forty-third president of the United States | |
| Articles | Bush's Secret Surveillance State Discusses the actions of the Bush administration before and after the New York Times disclosed that secret, warrantless wiretaps were and are being conducted, on both domestic and international calls and emails |
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| Bush Broke the Law Comments on the response by the Bush administration to the revelation of warrantless surveillance, including the claim by Michael Hayden that the Fourth Amendment does not require "probable cause" |
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| Topic: | Constitution, United States | The supreme law of the United States of America | |
| Articles | Bush Broke the Law Comments on the response by the Bush administration to the revelation of warrantless surveillance, including the claim by Michael Hayden that the Fourth Amendment does not require "probable cause" |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
| Articles | Bush's Secret Surveillance State Discusses the actions of the Bush administration before and after the New York Times disclosed that secret, warrantless wiretaps were and are being conducted, on both domestic and international calls and emails |
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| Topic: | Searches and seizures, Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
| Articles | Bush's Secret Surveillance State Discusses the actions of the Bush administration before and after the New York Times disclosed that secret, warrantless wiretaps were and are being conducted, on both domestic and international calls and emails |
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| Bush Broke the Law Comments on the response by the Bush administration to the revelation of warrantless surveillance, including the claim by Michael Hayden that the Fourth Amendment does not require "probable cause" |
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| 8 Dec 2025 | |||
| Place: | Arizona | The Grand Canyon State | |
| Articles | Borderlands: What’s Happening to America? Discusses the extension of border patrol activities in the United States well beyond (100 miles) the traditional country and coastline limits |
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| Arizona Makes It Tougher for Police to Seize People's Money and Stuff for Themselves Discusses a civil asset forfeiture reform law signed by Arizona's governor Doug Ducey |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
| Articles | Big Brother, not Snowden and Greenwald, Is the Story Examines the reaction from various progressive and conservative media pundits and talking heads (Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Matthews, etc.) to the Snowden and Greenwald revelations about NSA data collection |
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| Group: | Justice, Institute for | Public interest law firm founded by Chip Mellor and Clint Bolick | |
| Articles | Arizona Makes It Tougher for Police to Seize People's Money and Stuff for Themselves Discusses a civil asset forfeiture reform law signed by Arizona's governor Doug Ducey |
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| Individual: | Obama, Barack | Forty-fourth president of the United States | |
| Articles | Big Brother, not Snowden and Greenwald, Is the Story Examines the reaction from various progressive and conservative media pundits and talking heads (Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Matthews, etc.) to the Snowden and Greenwald revelations about NSA data collection |
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| Topic: | Press, Liberty of the | The right to publish facts and opinion | |
| Articles | Big Brother, not Snowden and Greenwald, Is the Story Examines the reaction from various progressive and conservative media pundits and talking heads (Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Matthews, etc.) to the Snowden and Greenwald revelations about NSA data collection |
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| Individual: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
| Writings | Big Brother, not Snowden and Greenwald, Is the Story Examines the reaction from various progressive and conservative media pundits and talking heads (Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Matthews, etc.) to the Snowden and Greenwald revelations about NSA data collection |
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| Borderlands: What’s Happening to America? Discusses the extension of border patrol activities in the United States well beyond (100 miles) the traditional country and coastline limits |
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| Topic: | Searches and seizures, Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
| Articles | Big Brother, not Snowden and Greenwald, Is the Story Examines the reaction from various progressive and conservative media pundits and talking heads (Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Andrea Mitchell, Chris Matthews, etc.) to the Snowden and Greenwald revelations about NSA data collection |
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| Borderlands: What’s Happening to America? Discusses the extension of border patrol activities in the United States well beyond (100 miles) the traditional country and coastline limits |
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| Arizona Makes It Tougher for Police to Seize People's Money and Stuff for Themselves Discusses a civil asset forfeiture reform law signed by Arizona's governor Doug Ducey |
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| Individual: | Stossel, John | Host of "Stossel" show on Fox Business channel and former ABC News correspondent for the "20/20" newsmagazine | |
| Articles | Borderlands: What’s Happening to America? Discusses the extension of border patrol activities in the United States well beyond (100 miles) the traditional country and coastline limits |
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| Place: | United States | Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America | |
| Articles | Borderlands: What’s Happening to America? Discusses the extension of border patrol activities in the United States well beyond (100 miles) the traditional country and coastline limits |
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| 5 Dec 2025 | |||
| Topic: | Atheism | The philosophical position that belief in gods and other deities is invalid | |
| Articles | Reverence for Skeptics Describes how professor Yeager albeit raised as Christian became what he calls a "reverent atheist" and discusses the bases for his views; includes relevant Baloo cartoon and bibliography |
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| Work: | Incredibles, The | 2004 Brad Bird movie about a family of superheroes | |
| Reviews | Truth, Justice, and the Aristocratic Way pp. 52-53 |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
| Articles | Reverence for Skeptics Describes how professor Yeager albeit raised as Christian became what he calls a "reverent atheist" and discusses the bases for his views; includes relevant Baloo cartoon and bibliography |
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| Topic: | Searches and seizures, Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
| Web Pages | The Fourth Amendment: Unreasonable Search and Seizure Includes the text of amendment, explanation of what it covers, its historical background and overviews of relevant Supreme Court cases |
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| Topic: | Soldiers, No quartering of | Prohibitions on stationing of military personnel in private dwellings | |
| Individual: | Yeager, Leland B. | American professor of economics | |
| Writings | Reverence for Skeptics Describes how professor Yeager albeit raised as Christian became what he calls a "reverent atheist" and discusses the bases for his views; includes relevant Baloo cartoon and bibliography |
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| 4 Dec 2025 | |||
| Topic: | American Revolutionary War | The war for American independence from Great Britain | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment: Forgotten but Not Gone Intends to fill "the most glaring" gaps in previous Third Amendment scholarship, including its connection to the property rights covered by the Fifth Amendment |
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| Topic: | American War Between the States | Conflict between the U.S. northern and southern states, which had seceded to form the Confederacy | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment: Forgotten but Not Gone Intends to fill "the most glaring" gaps in previous Third Amendment scholarship, including its connection to the property rights covered by the Fifth Amendment |
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| Topic: | Eminent Domain Protections | Restrictions on the power of governments to take private property for public use | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment: Forgotten but Not Gone Intends to fill "the most glaring" gaps in previous Third Amendment scholarship, including its connection to the property rights covered by the Fifth Amendment |
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| Place: | New York | The Empire State - ratified Constitution 26 Jul 1788 | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment: Forgotten but Not Gone Intends to fill "the most glaring" gaps in previous Third Amendment scholarship, including its connection to the property rights covered by the Fifth Amendment |
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| 3 Dec 2025 | |||
| Work: | Declaration of Independence, United States | The document that formed the United States of America | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment: Forgotten but Not Gone Intends to fill "the most glaring" gaps in previous Third Amendment scholarship, including its connection to the property rights covered by the Fifth Amendment |
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| Place: | England | The southern part of the island of Great Britain | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment: Forgotten but Not Gone Intends to fill "the most glaring" gaps in previous Third Amendment scholarship, including its connection to the property rights covered by the Fifth Amendment |
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| Place: | France | Territory in western Europe, ruled since 1958 by the République Française | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment: Forgotten but Not Gone Intends to fill "the most glaring" gaps in previous Third Amendment scholarship, including its connection to the property rights covered by the Fifth Amendment |
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| Place: | London | Capital of Great Britain | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment: Forgotten but Not Gone Intends to fill "the most glaring" gaps in previous Third Amendment scholarship, including its connection to the property rights covered by the Fifth Amendment |
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| Individual: | Madison, James | Author of Federalist essays, fourth president of the United States | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment: Forgotten but Not Gone Intends to fill "the most glaring" gaps in previous Third Amendment scholarship, including its connection to the property rights covered by the Fifth Amendment |
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| Work: | Magna Carta | Charter signed in 1215 by King John of England guaranteeing certain basic rights | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment: Forgotten but Not Gone Intends to fill "the most glaring" gaps in previous Third Amendment scholarship, including its connection to the property rights covered by the Fifth Amendment |
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| Work: | Petition of Right | English constitutional document concerning the "rights and liberties" of the British people | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment: Forgotten but Not Gone Intends to fill "the most glaring" gaps in previous Third Amendment scholarship, including its connection to the property rights covered by the Fifth Amendment |
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| Topic: | Soldiers, No quartering of | Prohibitions on stationing of military personnel in private dwellings | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment: Forgotten but Not Gone Intends to fill "the most glaring" gaps in previous Third Amendment scholarship, including its connection to the property rights covered by the Fifth Amendment |
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| 2 Dec 2025 | |||
| Topic: | Bill of Rights, United States | First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| Individual: | Bradford, R. W. | Co-founder, editor and publisher of Liberty (1987) magazine | |
| Writings | Voting Is No Sin Bill Bradford's response to Wendy McElroy's "Why I Would Not Vote Against Hitler" essay, published in Liberty, May 1996 |
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| The Life and Death of Peter McWilliams Tribute to McWilliams, relates his life from 1996 until his death in June 2000, from being unable to use marijuana to alleviate the nausea caused by AIDS and cancer drugs |
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| Topic: | Business | Commercial activities that provide goods and services | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Place: | Colonies, Thirteen | The 13 original colonies whose representatives signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| Work: | Declaration of Independence, United States | The document that formed the United States of America | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
| Articles | The Life and Death of Peter McWilliams Tribute to McWilliams, relates his life from 1996 until his death in June 2000, from being unable to use marijuana to alleviate the nausea caused by AIDS and cancer drugs |
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| Topic: | Educational freedom | Absence of coercion in learning and educating | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
| Articles | Voting Is No Sin Bill Bradford's response to Wendy McElroy's "Why I Would Not Vote Against Hitler" essay, published in Liberty, May 1996 |
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| The Life and Death of Peter McWilliams Tribute to McWilliams, relates his life from 1996 until his death in June 2000, from being unable to use marijuana to alleviate the nausea caused by AIDS and cancer drugs |
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| Topic: | Health | The general condition of the body; absence from physical disease or pain | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Topic: | Health care | Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Individual: | Henry, Patrick | American revolutionary figure, famous for "Give me liberty or give me death" speech | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in an unconstrained manner, while respecting the same right of others | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Topic: | Liberty, Individual | Enjoyment by individuals of social, political and economic rights | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Topic: | Life | The inalienable human right from which other rights are derived | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Topic: | Life extension | Methods for slowing or reversing aging and extending human life | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Individual: | Madison, James | Author of Federalist essays, fourth president of the United States | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| Topic: | Market economy | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, without intervention by the State | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Individual: | Mason, George | Author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| Individual: | McElroy, Wendy | Author, individualist feminist | |
| Articles | Voting Is No Sin Bill Bradford's response to Wendy McElroy's "Why I Would Not Vote Against Hitler" essay, published in Liberty, May 1996 |
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| Individual: | McWilliams, Peter | Author of the Life 101 books and Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do | |
| Articles | The Life and Death of Peter McWilliams Tribute to McWilliams, relates his life from 1996 until his death in June 2000, from being unable to use marijuana to alleviate the nausea caused by AIDS and cancer drugs |
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| Place: | New York City | The Big Apple | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| Topic: | Personal responsibility | Accepting the consequences of one's actions | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Place: | Philadelphia | The original capital of the United States | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| Individual: | Rand, Ayn | Objectivist philosopher, novelist | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Topic: | Socialism | Socio-economic system in which the means of production and distribution are under collective or government control | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
| Articles | Voting Is No Sin Bill Bradford's response to Wendy McElroy's "Why I Would Not Vote Against Hitler" essay, published in Liberty, May 1996 |
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| Topic: | Taxation | Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| Topic: | Voting | Selecting those who will govern by casting ballots | |
| Articles | Voting Is No Sin Bill Bradford's response to Wendy McElroy's "Why I Would Not Vote Against Hitler" essay, published in Liberty, May 1996 |
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| Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
| Articles | Winning the Battle for Freedom and Prosperity Updated from speech given at FreedomFest 2004; after a brief background on himself, Mackey criticizes the freedom movement from a marketing and branding perspective and suggests a different approach by de-emphasizing some issues and prioritizing others |
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| 1 Dec 2025 | |||
| Topic: | Army, Standing | A permanently established army of paid or conscripted soldiers and other military personnel | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| Individual: | Coke, Edward | 17th century English jurist, drafter of the Petition of Right | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| Place: | England | The southern part of the island of Great Britain | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| Work: | Petition of Right | English constitutional document concerning the "rights and liberties" of the British people | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| Topic: | Soldiers, No quartering of | Prohibitions on stationing of military personnel in private dwellings | |
| Articles | The Third Amendment and the Issue of the Maintenance of Standing Armies: A Legal History Examines the history of quartering of soldiers in private residences and the maintenance of standing armies, both in England and the United States revolutionary and constitutional convention periods |
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| 28 Nov 2025 | |||
| Topic: | Army, Standing | A permanently established army of paid or conscripted soldiers and other military personnel | |
| Articles | The Bill of Rights: Antipathy to Militarism After quoting the text of the Third Amendment, discusses standing armies in the historical context and in modern times |
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| Topic: | Bill of Rights, United States | First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution | |
| Articles | The Bill of Rights: Antipathy to Militarism After quoting the text of the Third Amendment, discusses standing armies in the historical context and in modern times |
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| Topic: | Constitution, United States | The supreme law of the United States of America | |
| Web Pages | A Brief History of the Third Amendment Short background on the third amendment, discusses or mentions the few court cases dealing explicitly or implicitly with the amendment's constraint and links to two other relevant articles |
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| Articles | The Bill of Rights: Antipathy to Militarism After quoting the text of the Third Amendment, discusses standing armies in the historical context and in modern times |
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| Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
| Articles | The Bill of Rights: Antipathy to Militarism After quoting the text of the Third Amendment, discusses standing armies in the historical context and in modern times |
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| Individual: | Henry, Patrick | American revolutionary figure, famous for "Give me liberty or give me death" speech | |
| Articles | The Bill of Rights: Antipathy to Militarism After quoting the text of the Third Amendment, discusses standing armies in the historical context and in modern times |
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| Individual: | Hornberger, Jacob G. | President of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
| Writings | The Bill of Rights: Antipathy to Militarism After quoting the text of the Third Amendment, discusses standing armies in the historical context and in modern times |
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| Individual: | Madison, James | Author of Federalist essays, fourth president of the United States | |
| Articles | The Bill of Rights: Antipathy to Militarism After quoting the text of the Third Amendment, discusses standing armies in the historical context and in modern times |
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| Topic: | Military Industrial Complex | The U.S. military "establishment": the armed forces and the companies and politicians that depend on them | |
| Articles | The Bill of Rights: Antipathy to Militarism After quoting the text of the Third Amendment, discusses standing armies in the historical context and in modern times |
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| Topic: | Soldiers, No quartering of | Prohibitions on stationing of military personnel in private dwellings | |
| Web Pages | A Brief History of the Third Amendment Short background on the third amendment, discusses or mentions the few court cases dealing explicitly or implicitly with the amendment's constraint and links to two other relevant articles |
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| History and Interpretation of the Third Amendment Includes the text of amendment, explanation of what it covers, its historical background and overviews of relevant Supreme Court cases |
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| Articles | The Bill of Rights: Antipathy to Militarism After quoting the text of the Third Amendment, discusses standing armies in the historical context and in modern times |
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| 26 Nov 2025 | |||
| Group: | Association of Libertarian Feminists | Libertarian alternative to aspects of women's movement that discourage independence and individuality | |
| Articles | Joan Kennedy Taylor Biographical essay, including a review of Taylor's book Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Rediscovered (1992); transcript of "The Libertarian Tradition" podcasts of 28 Dec 2010 and 12 Jan 2011 |
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| Topic: | Attacks of 11 September 2001 | Terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon | |
| Articles | Blueprint for Dictatorship Describes how the Defense Authorization Act, the Military Commissions Act and changes to the Insurrection Act could be used to impose martial law in the United States |
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| Individual: | Bush, George W. | Forty-third president of the United States | |
| Articles | Blueprint for Dictatorship Describes how the Defense Authorization Act, the Military Commissions Act and changes to the Insurrection Act could be used to impose martial law in the United States |
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| Group: | Cato Institute | Libertarian public policy research and advocacy foundation in Washington, DC | |
| Articles | Joan Kennedy Taylor Biographical essay, including a review of Taylor's book Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Rediscovered (1992); transcript of "The Libertarian Tradition" podcasts of 28 Dec 2010 and 12 Jan 2011 |
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| Individual: | Childs, Roy | Editor of Libertarian Review (1977-1981) and lead book reviewer for Laissez Faire Books (1984-1992) | |
| Articles | Joan Kennedy Taylor Biographical essay, including a review of Taylor's book Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Rediscovered (1992); transcript of "The Libertarian Tradition" podcasts of 28 Dec 2010 and 12 Jan 2011 |
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| Group: | Democratic Party | Political party in the United States, originally for the election of Andrew Jackson, but later turning to progressive policies | |
| Articles | Blueprint for Dictatorship Describes how the Defense Authorization Act, the Military Commissions Act and changes to the Insurrection Act could be used to impose martial law in the United States |
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| Work: | Freeman, The | Flagship publication of the Foundation for Economic Education | |
| Articles | Joan Kennedy Taylor Biographical essay, including a review of Taylor's book Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Rediscovered (1992); transcript of "The Libertarian Tradition" podcasts of 28 Dec 2010 and 12 Jan 2011 |
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| Individual: | Garrett, Garet | Financial writer for the Saturday Evening Post | |
| Articles | Blueprint for Dictatorship Describes how the Defense Authorization Act, the Military Commissions Act and changes to the Insurrection Act could be used to impose martial law in the United States |
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| Individual: | Garrison, William Lloyd | Nineteenth century American journalist and abolitionist | |
| Articles | Joan Kennedy Taylor Biographical essay, including a review of Taylor's book Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Rediscovered (1992); transcript of "The Libertarian Tradition" podcasts of 28 Dec 2010 and 12 Jan 2011 |
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| Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
| Articles | Joan Kennedy Taylor Biographical essay, including a review of Taylor's book Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Rediscovered (1992); transcript of "The Libertarian Tradition" podcasts of 28 Dec 2010 and 12 Jan 2011 |
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| Group: | Libertarian Party | Political party founded to advocate for libertarian issues in the United States | |
| Articles | Joan Kennedy Taylor Biographical essay, including a review of Taylor's book Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Rediscovered (1992); transcript of "The Libertarian Tradition" podcasts of 28 Dec 2010 and 12 Jan 2011 |
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| Topic: | Militarism | A political system influenced greatly by a large, permanent military force | |
| Articles | Blueprint for Dictatorship Describes how the Defense Authorization Act, the Military Commissions Act and changes to the Insurrection Act could be used to impose martial law in the United States |
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| Topic: | Nonviolent Resistance | Opposition to statist and authoritarian forces using protests, non-cooperation and other nonviolent methods | |
| Articles | "It's So Simple, It's Ridiculous" Describes the travails of Bob Schulz, the We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education (an advocacy group which Schulz founded) and other American income tax protesters |
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| Topic: | Petition the government, Right to | Right to state grievances and request relief from a government | |
| Articles | "It's So Simple, It's Ridiculous" Describes the travails of Bob Schulz, the We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education (an advocacy group which Schulz founded) and other American income tax protesters |
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| Blueprint for Dictatorship Describes how the Defense Authorization Act, the Military Commissions Act and changes to the Insurrection Act could be used to impose martial law in the United States |
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| Joan Kennedy Taylor Biographical essay, including a review of Taylor's book Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Rediscovered (1992); transcript of "The Libertarian Tradition" podcasts of 28 Dec 2010 and 12 Jan 2011 |
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| Cartoons and Comic Strips | The Principle of our Right to Petition the Government vs. The Reality ... A man at the entrance to a government department |
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| Individual: | Raimondo, Justin | Editorial director of Antiwar.com | |
| Writings | Blueprint for Dictatorship Describes how the Defense Authorization Act, the Military Commissions Act and changes to the Insurrection Act could be used to impose martial law in the United States |
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| Individual: | Rand, Ayn | Objectivist philosopher, novelist | |
| Articles | Joan Kennedy Taylor Biographical essay, including a review of Taylor's book Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Rediscovered (1992); transcript of "The Libertarian Tradition" podcasts of 28 Dec 2010 and 12 Jan 2011 |
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| Group: | Republican Party | Political party in the United States, generally tending to conservative policies | |
| Articles | Blueprint for Dictatorship Describes how the Defense Authorization Act, the Military Commissions Act and changes to the Insurrection Act could be used to impose martial law in the United States |
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| Individual: | Riggenbach, Jeff | Journalist, broadcaster, columnist, former executive editor of The Libertarian Review | |
| Writings | Joan Kennedy Taylor Biographical essay, including a review of Taylor's book Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Rediscovered (1992); transcript of "The Libertarian Tradition" podcasts of 28 Dec 2010 and 12 Jan 2011 |
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| Topic: | Taxation | Compulsory contributions demanded by governments from individuals and other entities | |
| Articles | "It's So Simple, It's Ridiculous" Describes the travails of Bob Schulz, the We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education (an advocacy group which Schulz founded) and other American income tax protesters |
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| Individual: | Taylor, Joan Kennedy | Author, founding member of Feminists for Free Expression | |
| Articles | Joan Kennedy Taylor Biographical essay, including a review of Taylor's book Reclaiming the Mainstream: Individualist Feminism Rediscovered (1992); transcript of "The Libertarian Tradition" podcasts of 28 Dec 2010 and 12 Jan 2011 |
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| Place: | United States | Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America | |
| Articles | "It's So Simple, It's Ridiculous" Describes the travails of Bob Schulz, the We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education (an advocacy group which Schulz founded) and other American income tax protesters |
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| 25 Nov 2025 | |||
| Topic: | Arms, Right to keep and bear | The individual right to own and use firearms and other weapons | |
| Books | The Tyranny of Gun Control Shows why gun control poses a threat to liberty; a collection of essays by Hornberger, Ebeling, James Bovard, Richard J. Davis, John L. Egolf Jr., Benedict D. LaRosa, Sheldon Richman and Jarret Wollstein |
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| The Seven Myths of Gun Control: Reclaiming the Truth about Guns, Crime, and the Second Amendment Partial contents: The March Toward Gun Abolition - Guns Increase Violent Crime - Pulling a Gun on a Criminal Endangers You More Than the Criminal - Guns Pose a Special Threat to Children - The Second Amendment Applies Only to Militiamen |
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| Individual: | Ebeling, Richard | Professor of economics, former president of the Foundation for Economic Education | |
| Books Authored | The Tyranny of Gun Control Shows why gun control poses a threat to liberty; a collection of essays by Hornberger, Ebeling, James Bovard, Richard J. Davis, John L. Egolf Jr., Benedict D. LaRosa, Sheldon Richman and Jarret Wollstein |
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| Group: | Future of Freedom Foundation, The | Educational organization aimed at presenting an uncompromising case for individual liberty and limited government | |
| Books Published | The Tyranny of Gun Control Shows why gun control poses a threat to liberty; a collection of essays by Hornberger, Ebeling, James Bovard, Richard J. Davis, John L. Egolf Jr., Benedict D. LaRosa, Sheldon Richman and Jarret Wollstein |
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| Individual: | Hornberger, Jacob G. | President of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
| Books Authored | The Tyranny of Gun Control Shows why gun control poses a threat to liberty; a collection of essays by Hornberger, Ebeling, James Bovard, Richard J. Davis, John L. Egolf Jr., Benedict D. LaRosa, Sheldon Richman and Jarret Wollstein |
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| Topic: | Petition the government, Right to | Right to state grievances and request relief from a government | |
| Web Pages | Petition - Overview Introductory essay including historical background and comments on permissible activities and Supreme Court cases regarding petitioning |
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| 24 Nov 2025 | |||
| Topic: | Arms, Right to keep and bear | The individual right to own and use firearms and other weapons | |
| Cartoons and Comic Strips | No squirt guns in the house! Jason attempts to instruct his mother on the District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision |
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| Books | Guns Save Lives: True Stories of Americans Defending Their Lives with Firearms From the publisher: "Robert Waters interviewed the citizen defenders in this book and makes their stories available in far greater detail that the local media cared to." |
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| Guns: Who Should Have Them? Essays by Edwin H. Cassem, Robert J. Cottrol, Raymond T. Diamond, Don B. Kates, David B. Kopel, Joh K. Lattimer, George B. Murray, Henry E. Schaffer and Mary Zeiss Stange |
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| More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun-Control Laws Partial contents: How to Test the Effects of Gun Control - Gun Ownership, Gun Laws, and the Data on Crime - Concealed-Handgun Laws and Crime Rates: The Empirical Evidence - The Victims and the Benefits from Protection - The Political and Academic Debate |
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| The Bias Against Guns: Why Almost Everything You've Heard About Gun Control Is Wrong Partial contents: How the Government Works Against Gun Ownership - The Shifting Debate: Terrorism, Gun Control Abroad, and Children - Acts of Terror with Guns: Multiple Victim Shootings - Do Gun Shows and Assault Weapons Increase Crime? |
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| Videos | Tom Selleck on the Rosie O'Donnell Show See transcript of interview at NRACentral.com, above |
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| 21 Nov 2025 | |||
| Topic: | Arms, Right to keep and bear | The individual right to own and use firearms and other weapons | |
| Articles | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 1 Considers whether banning guns would reduce crime, citing studies, articles and statistics that show the apparent paradox that gun-control laws tend to increase crime and violence, and explores some reasons for the continued increase in violent crime |
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| Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 2 Examines the potential consequences of U.S. nationwide gun prohibition, based on what happened with alcohol prohibition and the war on drugs |
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| Zimmerman Case Is No Grounds for Gun Control Analyzes and argues against those who, based on the outcome of the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case, push for bans of all private guns and for repealing "stand your ground" laws |
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| Interviews | Transcript of Tom Selleck and Rosie O'Donnell's NRA Discussion Segment of The Rosie O'Donnell Show that aired about one month after the Columbine High School massacre (referred to as Littleton) |
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| Topic: | Bill of Rights, United States | First 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution | |
| Articles | Transcript of Tom Selleck and Rosie O'Donnell's NRA Discussion Segment of The Rosie O'Donnell Show that aired about one month after the Columbine High School massacre (referred to as Littleton) |
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| Topic: | Constitution, United States | The supreme law of the United States of America | |
| Articles | Transcript of Tom Selleck and Rosie O'Donnell's NRA Discussion Segment of The Rosie O'Donnell Show that aired about one month after the Columbine High School massacre (referred to as Littleton) |
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| Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
| Articles | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 2 Examines the potential consequences of U.S. nationwide gun prohibition, based on what happened with alcohol prohibition and the war on drugs |
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| Place: | Florida | The Sunshine State | |
| Articles | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 1 Considers whether banning guns would reduce crime, citing studies, articles and statistics that show the apparent paradox that gun-control laws tend to increase crime and violence, and explores some reasons for the continued increase in violent crime |
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| Topic: | Licensing, Occupational | Laws and regulations that limit entry into or continued exercise of a particular occupation | |
| Articles | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 1 Considers whether banning guns would reduce crime, citing studies, articles and statistics that show the apparent paradox that gun-control laws tend to increase crime and violence, and explores some reasons for the continued increase in violent crime |
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| Topic: | Life | The inalienable human right from which other rights are derived | |
| Articles | Zimmerman Case Is No Grounds for Gun Control Analyzes and argues against those who, based on the outcome of the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case, push for bans of all private guns and for repealing "stand your ground" laws |
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| Place: | Los Angeles | The City of Angels | |
| Articles | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 1 Considers whether banning guns would reduce crime, citing studies, articles and statistics that show the apparent paradox that gun-control laws tend to increase crime and violence, and explores some reasons for the continued increase in violent crime |
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| Place: | New York City | The Big Apple | |
| Articles | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 1 Considers whether banning guns would reduce crime, citing studies, articles and statistics that show the apparent paradox that gun-control laws tend to increase crime and violence, and explores some reasons for the continued increase in violent crime |
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| Individual: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
| Writings | Zimmerman Case Is No Grounds for Gun Control Analyzes and argues against those who, based on the outcome of the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case, push for bans of all private guns and for repealing "stand your ground" laws |
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| Topic: | Searches and seizures, Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
| Articles | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 2 Examines the potential consequences of U.S. nationwide gun prohibition, based on what happened with alcohol prohibition and the war on drugs |
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| Group: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
| Articles | Transcript of Tom Selleck and Rosie O'Donnell's NRA Discussion Segment of The Rosie O'Donnell Show that aired about one month after the Columbine High School massacre (referred to as Littleton) |
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| Place: | Washington, D.C. | The Nation's Capital | |
| Articles | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 1 Considers whether banning guns would reduce crime, citing studies, articles and statistics that show the apparent paradox that gun-control laws tend to increase crime and violence, and explores some reasons for the continued increase in violent crime |
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| Individual: | Wollstein, Jarret | Author, co-founder of Society for Individual Liberty | |
| Writings | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 1 Considers whether banning guns would reduce crime, citing studies, articles and statistics that show the apparent paradox that gun-control laws tend to increase crime and violence, and explores some reasons for the continued increase in violent crime |
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| Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 2 Examines the potential consequences of U.S. nationwide gun prohibition, based on what happened with alcohol prohibition and the war on drugs |
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| 20 Nov 2025 | |||
| Topic: | Arms, Right to keep and bear | The individual right to own and use firearms and other weapons | |
| Books | The Best Defense: True Stories of Intended Victims Who Defended Themselves with a Firearm Partial contents: Spree Killer - High Noon - A Victim in Paradise - Orlando: Magic Kingdom or the New Dodge City? - Tourist Trap - Rendezvous with Crackheads - The Pawnshop Robbery - The Stalker - The Abduction - Last Ride of the Dixie Mafia |
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| 19 Nov 2025 | |||
| Topic: | Arms, Right to keep and bear | The individual right to own and use firearms and other weapons | |
| Articles | An Unintended Consequence of Gun Control Questions the reaction to potential terrorist acts against major financial centers, explains the difference between point defense and area defense and argues the former is better if there is an armed population |
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| Second Amendment speaker says gun laws are racist, unconstitutional Reports on talk about gun laws given by entertainer Reginald G. Jones at Ohio University |
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| Place: | California | The Golden State | |
| Articles | An Unintended Consequence of Gun Control Questions the reaction to potential terrorist acts against major financial centers, explains the difference between point defense and area defense and argues the former is better if there is an armed population |
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| Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
| Articles | Second Amendment speaker says gun laws are racist, unconstitutional Reports on talk about gun laws given by entertainer Reginald G. Jones at Ohio University |
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| Topic: | Expression, Liberty of | The right to speak, write or otherwise express oneself without constraints | |
| Articles | Second Amendment speaker says gun laws are racist, unconstitutional Reports on talk about gun laws given by entertainer Reginald G. Jones at Ohio University |
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| Individual: | Founding Fathers | Leading individuals in founding of the United States | |
| Articles | An Unintended Consequence of Gun Control Questions the reaction to potential terrorist acts against major financial centers, explains the difference between point defense and area defense and argues the former is better if there is an armed population |
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| Place: | Los Angeles | The City of Angels | |
| Articles | An Unintended Consequence of Gun Control Questions the reaction to potential terrorist acts against major financial centers, explains the difference between point defense and area defense and argues the former is better if there is an armed population |
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| Place: | New York City | The Big Apple | |
| Articles | An Unintended Consequence of Gun Control Questions the reaction to potential terrorist acts against major financial centers, explains the difference between point defense and area defense and argues the former is better if there is an armed population |
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